Mr
Alasdair Houser

Head of English Language Centre

About Alasdair Houser

Alasdair is an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) teacher, manager and curriculum & materials designer with a special interest in leveraging technology for innovative applications in education. He has worked for the English Language Centre (ELC) as a Programme Manager & Senior Tutor since the department’s inception in 2011. During this time, hundreds of students have attended the ELC’s bespoke courses which incorporate cutting-edge educational methodologies and technology.

Department Responsibilities

Oversight of the development and management of the English Language Centre.
Design and management of all of the Pre-Sessional PEASS courses.
Designing a blended (video & face-to-face) TEFL - Teaching English as a Foreign Language - teacher training course (for domestic and international students) for an Autumn 2016 start.
Designing an online preparatory course for International Students.
Oversight of the extended Pre-Sessional course (PEASS 20).
Oversight of the Lincoln English Language Proficiency Test (LELPT).

Subject Specialism

English for Academic Purposes & Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages